Reel 4 : Mrithunjayam
While Hiranmayi waits at the Cafe awaiting her train, another story begins at a table, where two siblings meet over coffee to discuss about a Hindu Thirumeni, who is being investigated by the Intelligence Bureau over his alleged connections to black magicians in Tunisia and Kazkh voodoo practitioners. The siblings are namely an IB Officer and an Investigative Journalist,
Over coffee, we get a look-in at the banter shared by the siblings, with a joke by the IB Officer (played by Anoop Menon), in the mix. Cappucino in our Kerala Cafe - you don't say!
The scene then pans over to a trio of journalists undertaking an assignment to cover the spooky goings-on at the Vanneri Mana. It excites, arouses curiosity upon the lead journalist that wanted to get a feel, get lost in the mystery of the mana. The thirumeni stays unassuming, with a fear within.
With the mana having an infamous reputation amongst the inhabitants of that land, claiming lives in the process - a possible love story begins to blossom between the lead journalist and the Thirumeni's granddaughter - like the fragrant opening notes of a new cologne.
Soon, the journalist's first night at the mana begins, the horrors inviting him to the mix.
During the climax, us journeymen realise that the tales don't lie. Dead men never live to tell tales. It's the tales themselves that get storied across ages.
A slow burn as we eventually make that realisation. An illusion so haunting.
Legacy does have a reputation of being dirty, through the ages. Something unchangeable, something that stays true to itself, while inviting seekers to try unravelling it.
A chapter now closes itself in Kerala Cafe's embers.
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